Thursday, 13 December 2012

Army on alert as ADF operations are exposed

News By: E-SOciety Kasese

Story By RISDEL KASASIRA

The UPDF says the rebels have created new camps and made more recruitments as they plan to attack the government.

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) is on high
alert following reports that the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) may
strike western Uganda as the region concentrates on the talks between
M23 rebels and the DR Congo government in Kampala.

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda
Nyakairima, on Tuesday held a day-long meeting with UPDF commanders from
the 2nd division in Kasese.

The 2nd division intelligence officer, Maj. Fred
Wemba, told the meeting attended by the Daily Monitor that they “highly
suspect” ADF might “copycat” what different rebel groups are doing in
the region. He said in August, the rebels formed new camps in Samboko,
Mambale to elude their activities in the old camps of Mwalika, Eringeti
and Kikingi.

The creation of the new camps, according to Maj.
Wemba, was to disguise their activities following a resolution by the
International Conference on the Great Lakes region to form an
International neutral force to be deployed in Kivu to fight different
rebel groups, including ADF.

The current headquarters of ADF are located in
Makayoba, Eringeti sector, North Kivu. The force is estimated to be
between 500 and 600 strong. Together with families, CMI says they are
about 1,000.

The military intelligence also released the new
command structure of 19 top ADF commanders, with Jamil Mukulu remaining
on top and Filipo Bogore Muzamil, who was given amnesty in 2000,
becoming the head of special operations.

Other commanders are; Hood Lukwago, the army
commander, Kasadha Amis is the deputy army commander and Baluku Musa is
the Chief Judge and Chief political commissar.Kayira Muhammad is the Chief combat operations while Benjamin Kisokolanio is the head of internal intelligence.

Documents seen by the Daily Monitor also show nine
photocopies of Mukulu’s passports he has used with different names and
numbers to evade arrest.

In one of the passport numbers, PP AO415126; he
registered as a Tanzanian in the names of Julius Elius Mashaira. The
last email account Mr Mukukulu used, according to the intelligence
documents was maaskar12@gmail.com

Other commanders mentioned in the dossier are;
Albert, the head military intelligence, Sharif Twaibu, Director Finace
and Special Adviser.